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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-10
The Antelope Valley Of Nortb Da,o,.


For the first ten or twelve miles after
leaving Rugby Junction, that thriving
town where the Manitoba road forks
one line going toward the Turtle
Mountains and the other vending its
way Paclticwards, passed along up the
beautiful Antelope valley. Aud right
here, let me say, that | cannot refrain
from giving you something more than
"a mere glimpse of this region. To our
left, some six or seven miles distant,
are the timbered slopes of the ii0use
River hills, the stOckmen's ranges.
while stretching far away behind US
and for several miles in front, is the
fertile basin of deep, black soil, known
as the Antelope valley.
The Land is evidently OF the best
character. perfectly free from alkali
and having ample natural drainage
The present population of the valley
is composed of Americans, Canadian
and Scandinavians, the former class
predomlnatIng in numbers Now that
the ST. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
Railway passes through the center of
this valley, and large growing town
supplies good home market, immi-
grafton Will doubtless increase rapidly
The settlers nearly all live in sod hoIls-
rs and are industrious. Lest should be
misunderstood, let me say that "a sod
house, instead of being put up merely
because it is so cheap, is often erected
by quite well TO do farmers, who see
in buildings an investment which re-
turns no interest, while the same a.
mount invested here in stock, will soon
double. Again, sod houses are often
the most comfortable of dwellings,
and when built, seem TO add attraction
To the landscape. while the pretentious
frame structure would often be out of
place amid tins beautiful natural seen
cry.
One thing which | could not fail To
obSeI We was that the settlers here are
all very proud of their valley, and
sound its praises in unlimited terms.
1t is natural for men to think well of
their chosen home, and consequently.
for one to make a liberal allowance Tor
stretches of the narratOr's magma
ton. However, there is no skeleton
in the closet" in Antelope valley.
Here is long, wide area Of splendid.
llCn nOAly uDOIA hlAANll JdiliC flooCO
would grow in prOfusion, making this
an excellent field for the operations of
diversified farming.
The present is emphatically the time
to secure lands in the Antelope valley.
There are plenty of hOmesteadS, pre-
emptions and tvee claims awaiting the
action of the settler, in order to become
great agricultural region. Certainly,
here is rich field for men of limi ted
means and unlimited days works, to
become prosperous land holders. Land
can be Lad within short distance of
the st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
Railway, for nothing more than the
taking. Probably there is no such
large body of very fertile soil in the
United States that is so accessible to
transportation, and possessing so many
and varied attractions of soil and To-
cation, as this-AntelOpe valley. on the
Devils Lake division of the Manitoba
road. So Paul Globe.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-10


School in the Wang district closed
last Friday.
Jas. Evenson is baling hay.
Ed. Logan returned from Shell Lake
a few days since. He has traded his
horses for pair or donkeys.
A. II. Matteson will close his school
Friday, the llth inst. Merton Smith
will close his at Woodside the same
date.
Woodside will celebrate the event
OF closing with an old fashioned spell.
ing school Thursday evening.
w. E. Webster's teams are hauling
lumber from BrOokville preparatory
TO house building in the spring.
The Clifton correspondent says that
"Old Winters vertebra is dislocated."
Ii the weather of the past week is the
result of dislocatiOn, may we he deliv.
cred when the old fellow gets around
again. We hope he will never recov-
eli.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-10

Chas. Smith lost a good colt few
weeks ago.
j. e. Fuller, of River Falls, was in
town a few days last week.
John BuckneT is hauling lumber and
otherwise preparing to build a house
III the spring.
Ii. Gilman lost one of his work
horses last Friday.
Miss Pauline Kartheritska, of st.
Paul, has been visiting here for the
past few weeks.
Martin Lindenberger is hauling lum-
Der and Will build a dwelling house in
the spring.
Hard colds and frost bitten ears and
faces are quite numerous at present.
III. A. Townsend has good work
horse for sale.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-10

Mrs. Irvine Ross returned to Barnes
vile, Mimi, last Wednesday.
Mr. III. Porter and daughter, of Yer
mont, are visiting relatives in this
city.
Miss Grace Gates, of Saltwater, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. W. +. Red
mon.
Miss Ella Teal was home from her
school over Sunday.
Harry Cotton was home from the
Minneapolis University Sunday.
Mrs. Schumacher. of st. Paul, was
the guest of Mrs. VIM. Leiserman last
week.
Wellington Vannatta. of River Falls.
and Allen p. Weld, of ct. Paul, were in
the city Saturday to attend the sale
of the Dunbar property.
L. C. Burke, of Diamond Bluff, was
in Prescott Thursday.
Beverly White was in the city Satur-
day.
The +. 81. Dickey Co., of Dubuque,
has leased the LyfOTd property on the
levee for term of three years. The
building will be used as grain ware
house and run in connection with the
Diamond 10 line of steamboats,.
There is preaching in the German
language every alternate Sunday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock in the parlors OF
| the NJ. E. church.
Z. G. Babbidge, now OF MinneapO.
lis. was looking over his friends Satur.
day.
The Sixth Annual masked ball takes
place tomorrow friday night in Nc
| Cray's Hall.
J. A. McMurphy, of River Falls
spent last Sunday in Prescott.
The infant son of Mr.. John Weir
man was buried recently.
E. l.. Meachan has purchased the
residence of c. l.. Barnes on Elm
street: consideration $500.
Frank A. Ross and G.. G.. Williams
left for Duluth Monday morning with
the intention of spending a few day:
looking over the country.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-10
MIR REED.

WALES - RoBERTs.-At Doland, Dokota
January 10, 1887, by Rev. t. 5. Fowler
Mr. Nathaniel Wales and Miss Cora
Roberts, both of Turton, Sphinx Co.,
Dakota.
Mr.. Wales is a son of Deacon Na-
thaniel Wales of this city, and is well
known and highly esteemed here by a
host of friends who unite in wishing the
young couple long life Of happiness and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-10

Wall Deans is ON the sick list.

wall Deans is on the SICK list.
E. I. Follansbee has been quite sick
the past week, but is now ION the
mend"
Miss Vim. Wadsworth has been visit
ing at New Richmond.
Frank Swingler, of Minneapolis, has
been visiting at his uncle's, NJ. w.
Wilson the past week.
Miss Nettie Hamilton has been
spending few days in River Falls
with her sister, Mrs. lobe Lord, as
Mrs. Lords little girl is very sick.
Dan. Chase Mas sold his farm to Mr..
Beard. Mr.. Chase will move into Mr..
EiliOt's house until spring, or until he
leaves for the south.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Whites boy, is
like the old Indians, i. e., she boy
again.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-10
Early Days on the Chippewa.
BY A PIONEER.

Before settling here in 1850, spent
several years III the wilds of interior
Wisconsin about those famous lumber
ing streams. IL was in border times
before the introduction of civil law,
when the Winnebago, the Menominee,
and the Chippewa, and fierce, lawless
whites often came in contact and made
it hideOus for any timid fellow whose
curlousity or cupidity led him out too
far from law and order safeguard.
Forty years ago lumberman oil
these streams, had but primitive ways
of prosecuting his business, and he en-
countered many difficulty, many IA
hardship, many disappointment,
many hazard, and many an escape,
for the dollars lie sought; aye, and
there was many doom, too, for the
wild waters laugh at the puny strife
of man.
Then, the raft. the bark canoe. the
skitf, and locomotion in summer, and
the ice sledge in winter, were our on
ly commercial facilities. 1t was all
hard work, and no mistake. But men
like the wild woods, the wild waters,
the wilderness solitudes and the hilar-
ity and freedom of camp life. | can
remember of many night spent on
the ground, rolled up in a blanket,
miles away from companions. could
Mt do so now; but it is all in custom
And the delight of running the falls
and rapids with our RATS, for danger
Gus as it was, we fellows liked; it yes,
any man that was half man took de-
light in it, though he or his comrade
by his side would probably go under
according to custom.
On the Chippewa River, at the main
falls, where the city now stands the
government built saw mill in the far
back times, to make lumber for build.
ing forts along the Mississippi River,
especially at Prairie du CHEN, and
afterwards the property fell into pri-
yate hands. Nearly forty years ago
when l found myself adrift therea-
bouts, Ill. S. Allen-styled King of the
Chippewa in those days on account of
boom privileges and the assumption
of arbitrary power-was, as chief
owner Of these old mills, in great
power on the Chippewa, and woe was
the malediction meted out to all in
truders, unless they paid tribute in
some way.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-10
Num- TaRen.
Sleigliing is good.

Sleighing is good.
Since the weather has moderated the
people flock out, like bees out of IA
hive.
Robert Reynolds entertained the
young folks with social hop.
Lin. Cryderman has been on the
sick list since he visited the ice pal
ace.
A. s. Smith has been appointed Dis
trict Clerk in the absence of Robert
Little.
Miss Foster closed her winter school
last Saturday.
l.. Richardson is engaged to teach
the spring term of school.
Dan. Reynolds is down from Dakota
visiting his folks for a few weeks.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-10

Charity balls are generally supposed
to be for the purpose of getting clothes
for the poor, but man who attended
one in New York lately asserts that
some of the rich ladies who danced
needed clothes worse than any poor
women that he had seen in many
months.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-10
RIVER FALLS, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY 10,

hood as 10 solicit from Legislators their aid in
obtaining il.
MI wingus moved that the resolution be re-
ferred 20 the committee on Agriculture,
Which motion prevailed.
This motion was intended only as a
piece OF humor, but it had the effect to
lead the farmers to reconsider their
resolution and lay it on the table.
A joint resolution fixing Feb. 10th
as the last day for the introduction of
new business is pending. 1t is likely
that the members will try To get
through and get away by the middle
of March. A judicious consignment
of bills to the waste paper basket will
accomplish not only this commendable
object, but will save the state great
deal of money. q. b. NJ.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-10
SCIRRHuS CANCER


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opening and tscharglng quantities of black thick
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around the edges, until February when entire
healed and well. TOOK tentysx bottles the : -
and feel that my life virtues. case is
wonder and miracle to all and about community
wish could tell everybody OF the benefits re-
ceved, and induce ali who suffer from Sifs
Specific am twenty-five years old and my health is so
improved that feel better than l have for years.
BETSY WOOD, C0chesett Plymouth Co., Mass.
July IS, 1855.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-10

The Sewell bill before the legislature
will give about $4,000 for arms, ETC.,
for the state militia, and Gen. Chapman
says he is making the effort to make it
possible for poor man to belong to
the militia without pecuniary loss, and
that no legislation is now needed ex-
cept to change somewhat the organiza-
ton without increasing the appropri-
alton.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-10
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WarIad

At the River Falls Normal School,
so cords of rock elm wood. Also %
cords bass wood.
CHAs. V. GUY,
Resident Regent.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-10

The legislature has appointed joint
committee consisting of six senators
aud twelve assemblymen for redistrict-
ing the senate and assembly districts
of the state.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-10

A bill has been introduced IN the
legislature providing nne and impris-
onment for getting noisy drunk. As
some are always noisy when drunk
while others are always stupid and
silent according to temperament, this
bill seems to have in view the punish
ing of men for their temperament in
stead OF the offense of getting drunk.
It must have taken stupendous mental
effort to evolve from its authors inner
consciousness such bill.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-10

Next Monday is St. Valentines day
Mrs. L. Bateman is seriously i'll.

Next Monday is St. Valentines day.
Mrs. L. Bateman is seriously i'll.
Died, in Salem, Oak, Jan. Is. 1887,
Clifton F., oldest son of Il, j. Kinne,
formerly of River Falls.
Mrs. 5. Catura has moved to Sank
Center, MINI.
Andy Gilmore, of st. Paul, is stop
ping in town few days.
Married, at the home of the bride
in Ellsworth, Jan. %, 1887. by Rev. NJ.
j. Robinson, Charles n. Gardner and
Miss Vira Kline. both of Ellsworth.
Geo. Doolittle, of Esdaile, was in
town the liTst of the week.
May Kline intends to start for West
Superior this week. to set type in NJ.
B. Kimball's printing office.
Charlie Knapp, ST., is in very poor
health.
The W. c. I. U. have recently added
number of new books to their H.
brary.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-10
JE W'ELR \.

i Z. PETERSON * son.
% - NatchmakerS and Jewellers,
River Falls. Ms.
Dealers in fine Jewelry, Watches. Clocks
ami Plated Ware. Sole agents for the
celebrated Rockford JuiCk-JraIn Watches.
AL kinds IF repairing neatly executed,
and an work warranted
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-10
BOO rs .I.I'D SHOES.

UrADSWORTH X WEIGER.
w River Falls, Wis.
Manufacturers Of and Dealers III
Roots. Shoes. Gloves, MltteuS, Hosiery,
s.nd everything usually kept IN tirst-claSs
Boot and Shoe store. Custom work 4
specially Repairing promptly and neatly
done Shop on Main 81, inst door south
Of Camerun's Bakery
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-10
Temperance.

CONDUCTED BY THEW. c. 7. U.
For God and Home and Natir3 Land
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.OREST HOUSE

II UBER HOUSE,
IL LOUIS hi sER, PROPRIETOR,
Ellsworth, Wis.
This house Is ia good condition through
out. AMI tile travelling public will always
find IA g9,.j table and clean beds. The
bar Is constantly supplied with the best
of liquors. food stablIug.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-10
HOOK STORES.
no Tells.

L ETH HOUSE.
IN y. o.. KEITH, PROPRIETOR.
Ellsworth, Wis
Persons visiting Ellsworth will find this
a pleasant place 20 stop.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-10
it. Res No. 10,

il hNe. No. 10 a
WHEREAS The farmers ofWiscOnsin, in solemn
couclaye assembled have. with immoderate en-
thusiasm lent support % the anu-legislatiyea and
Judicial pass Proposition and,
WHEREAS Ii j. known that no class of people
in the world Is more deligh ted with pass than
the farmer and,
WHEREAS. Il Is known that many Of the farm
ers who voted for such endorsement, reached
Madison through the benign influence Of pass,
and,
WHEkEAS The farmers in convention here
assembled. secured passes through the aid OF
LEGISLATORS on whom they impressed the great
obligations Tor political assistance received from
them (the farmersl during the campaign, and
WHEREAS, the legislature Is moTtgaged. soul
and body, and reputation a the mUnOpOlistic
corporations that beat down the poor farmer,
and,
WHEREAS. These immense corporations have
their men here, paid by the day, 70 issue thOus-
bic honor and responsible or influential posi-
tiOn, 70 their desires and,
WHEREAS, The stocks OftheSe corporations are
held by few poor widows and orphans IN
Chicago, whom the pass system rObs Of their
Just dues from the public and,
WHEREAS, This disgraeeful state Of affairs
should meet its nrst reform among the yirtuous
people OF the state, and,
wHEREAs, The people who live in glass houses
should not throw stones. lest they might disturb
something in their own neig hbOrhOod. therefore
be it
ss-siues. That this legislature is disineliued
10 lend countenance 10 any custom which eXerts
n .s..ruoraliziug influence upon the highly moral
agricultural classes and be IL further
6ssoguea. That an Amendments 10 he constifu-
tior- should be submitted to the people forever
prohibiting farmers from accepting free railroad
/ TRANSPORTATION, not only, but also from so far
| forgetting the duty they owe 70 their OWE man
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-02-10
PRICES MODERATE.
Boss LINN ent.

Nathan Coy. Of this town, is now
before the ublic with 1.-The 2:4O or
Ross Linirsent. fcr Calls, Scratches,
Cuts. Grease-Heel, and all flesh
wounds. Mr.. Coy has had long ex-
perience in dealing with the ailments
of morse fesh. and he is therefore pre-
pared & speak. Try bottle, and if
not satisfactory money will be re-
funded.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1887-10-13

OAxIAwN FARM. visit to thu
great horse importing and breeding
este bIishment convinces US that its rep.
utation, which has extended to oil
parts Of the world, has been jus'ly
earned. L ,cated at Wayne. Illinoi.,
its proprietor Mr.. NJ. w. Dunhn,n,
with remarkable foresight early com.
pretended the mead aud pr'balls de-
mand for improvement in the work
horses Of The country and, in 1872,
in small way commenced the work
vhich has attained such grand propnr-
tions, the sales to date having aggre-
gated several millions of dollars. The
adsptahility Of Percheron stallions in
preference to other draft breeds n
cruising ON the native mares II this
country has long been established. To
this fact may ! . attributed the increas-
ing demand for Percheron stallions
that requires nm annual importation Of
several hundred supply the needs oi
"Oaklawn." In selec'ing this st,ck
only horses of individual O excel.
lencs, possessing psdigrees trac-
ing through All ancestry of choice
breeding arc purchased certificates
of registry IN the Perchsron Stud
Book Of France being demanded ~ q
proof Of sucf breeding.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1887-10-13

He was practical fellow who q.
claimed when he saw Niagara Falls fov
the first time, " What . waste Of
power :" When ws see . high wind
blowing over = farm willis the
farmer is maintaining . number Of
horses, involving great expense and
much labor, We feel like exclaimina.
what . waste e power !" For much
Of the work that 10 do1- BY horses
could be better done by wind. ls
- But the wind is snrshsble, and
= wiud mill can do its work only At
the place where it is located" !" urges IN
cbiector VINO doesn't like "thsory. i"
Not 90 feat, friend. fur scisacs and
invention are removing ali shsss din
cnlties. The electrical age is lust be.
ing ushered in, and electricity 10 going
/" ease many an aching back, and
make farming . pleasure instead
II "a drudgery. The stcraee battery is
being improved and is likely to solve
the problem of storage Of power. Now
imagine dynamo worked by a wind
mill. ana a storage battery to gather
up and retain the electrical energy
generated. Don't you see that you
now have power on tap. and that all
that you have to do is to run . wire
fr"m this storage battery to an electric
motor. stationed wherever you wish
your work done 7 An electric motor
ia small affair, weighing about 800
pounds, 1922 inches long and l6}
inches high. 1t could be taken to the
harm to d" threshing, grinding Or any
mher service requiring pwer. It
could he taken to tbs house to saw the
wood or run The sewing machine il
could he taken into the fields nr out
into the woods. In fact there is M
telling how far the limit Of ito useful.
ness could be extended.
"Theresa good time coming. boys;'
stick 10 the farm. and don't doom
yourselves to lives Of drudgsry by te.
coming lawyers, doctors. or politicians,
when the farm of the future will he a
veritable garden Of Eden. n.--Western
Plowman.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1887-10-13


For several months Peter Horndyke,
we'll known gold miner of tho San
Juan country, has been coming tu
Durango on weekly visits, huying all
the beef hides he could find. Al he
took the hides mountainward. many
wondered to what purpose they were
being put. A reporter met Mr. Horn
dyke. and bluntly asked him what he
WAS d"ing with no many hides.
We'll, now that l have proven my
theory correct, ! have no objection to
telling yonr readers Of nv doinQs. You
see, all gold hunters know that much
gold known rs float is washed away
continuously. To catch this by any
means has already proven imp.ssible,
although tried by many different
methods from the trail Of sluices and
running s'reams. Last Spring / luck.
| lily Thought Of q meth I'd which 10 rap
idly making me u rich man."
How do you do it /" was impa.
tiently asked.
Why, with hides. It il the sim.
plest thing you ever saw. The Ami.
mas river tributaries come from the
hest gold bearing actions in the coun-
try. This being the case, much fine
or 6our gold must pass down the
stream. Up above arranged my
plans by selecting a point where the
river cuts directly to the bank here
placed hide on stakes, allowing the
water To skim over it the hair being
placed up stream, If course it caught
up all The float of all kinds. After
leaving the hide in this position for a
week l tapk it "ut and examined il
thoroughly. but could discover M
race It gold. Being determined to
give my experiment a thorough test /.
| cut up several pieces and burned
them in an old pan. In panning the
asLes / was rewarded with over e2 in
gold. Since that time l have devoted
my time To getting every hide I could
buy. and now have fif.y in place a,
vari"us points. On my clean ups.
which I make on each hid. ut the end
Of two weeks. realize from $50 to $40
in pure aold, which l secure hy re
torting the ashes "f the hides. "-Du.
ftrngn (Colo.) Herald.